Telepsychiatry shows promise as a way for hospitals to deliver scarce services to vulnerable patients, particularly in medically underserved areas. Often, telepsychiatry enables practitioners to evaluate and treat people who otherwise might not receive mental healthcare. For most organizations,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 50
In the near future, you can expect to see some changes coming to Medical Staff Leader Insider. Your weekly source of medical staff news will become a twice weekly publication and will feature more in-depth coverage and analysis of news stories. You will also be able to access these articles on...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 50
The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a settlement with 32 hospitals in 15 states to resolve allegations that they mischarged Medicare for kyphoplasty procedures. The hospitals will pay more than $28 million to settle claims that they billed Medicare for the minimally-invasive procedure to...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 50
“Most people don’t want to say ‘I suffer from depression’ because there’s a shame about psychological issues.”
- Therapist Anna Ranieri discusses recognizing colleagues’ mental health issues in an article in...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 50
Consider delegated credentialing. Maybe not full delegation, “but why do you have to reverify items that are never going to change? We've been talking about this in the credentialing industry for years: duplication of credentials,” says Susan Collier, MHA, vice president of...
